Definition & Meaning

1.(of workers, peasants, etc.) go to work; start work

2.(of an employee) begin work at the employer's house on the first day

3.skilled doctor; skillful person; superior medical worker

Word usage

Words with shang gong

shàng gōng

上 工

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1
v.(of workers, peasants, etc.) go to work; start work
- jīn tiān yǒu liǎng gè gōng rén shàng gōng chí dào le
  今天有两个工人上工迟到了。
  Two persons were late for work today.
- tā men dào dì li qù shàng gōng le
  他们到地里去上工了。
  They have gone to work in the fields.
- tā dé le zhòng gǎn mào jīn tiān bù néng shàng gōng
  她得了重感冒今天不能上工。
  She cannot go to work today because she has a bad cold.
synonym
shàng bān上班 chū qín出勤
antonym
xià gōng下工
2
v.(of an employee) begin work at the employer's house on the first day
- xīn gù de gōng rén xià zhōu yī shàng gōng
  新雇的工人下周一上工。
  The new worker will start work next Monday.
3
n.skilled doctor; skillful person; superior medical worker
- tā shì gè shàng gōng
  他是个上工。
  He is a skillful worker.

Word usage

Separable word
"上" and "工" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他什么时候开始上的工？
  When did he start work?
- 工人们几点上的工？
  What time did the workers go to work?

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